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Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves.
Henrik Ibsen
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Henrik Ibsen
Age: 78 †
Born: 1828
Born: March 20
Died: 1906
Died: May 23
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Don't use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.
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If only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.
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What's to become of the morally sound? Left out in the cold, I suppose. We must heal the sick.
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Oh courage...oh yes! If only one had that...Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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